Grant: Operating Grant

The experiences of stress in work and family life have implications for health and well-being of Canadians. The proposed research seeks to investigate the specific conditions that influence the exposure to stressors and the potential resources that might mitigate their effects on health. We focus particular attention on the ways that job-related demands generate stress in the ways that people navigate the borders between work and family life. Moreover, we explore the impact of personal, social, household, and organizational resources as protective factors in these processes. The discovery of knowledge about these processes can inform the public about ways that they can avoid or minimize stressors in these core role domains of daily life. At a broader level, the proposed research could inform policy makers about personal and organizational conditions that present risk and/or protective factors for stress in the intersection of work and family life.